Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-06-25
O~hftOn7ille. Miss.

- We NhucfSilnd that the MpSs1
,''li.'rl had drawn So puD u, ma
"-u'N'aaa LOTTERY, anu we nj; ~rrit;r,.l
III men good lack, a, they were very
p'p',ar' clever ard accommodating
ni'I'nah'S, and no picnic or fish FRY
Va 'hou@nl complete without Loni.
~I'cinacl, as he was so rrnlnl why
social and pleasant, and he was
a; welcome guest at every house
~ mat section. Yeu cannot imagine
now much astonished We were 20
lHarn That. he had taken Miss Chan.
uier Ticket and put oft to Macon viii,
LIANT how We regretted that he should
nave arled thus. "Truly the heart of
hlah Is desperately wicked and de.
Ceiltnl above all things" We under.
stahd that the R~ciuach's have a trus,
deed upon Mr.. Chambers entire crob
una stock for $1,000, and as il cost Mr..
handler that amount TO recover the
,ichc'' IL seems to me to be in accor-
uahcc with the eternal fitness oftt.ings.
'hat MS trust deed should be cancel.
ed, aud Chandler have n clear recent.
10 Miss Annie should not have to pay
Tor Keinach's rascality. | understand
me stock will now be transferred TO
Moses, but all Clifton knows that he
IS as deep III the mud rs Louis is in
me mire. and cab prove it TO any dis.
interested person; and as Mr.. Chan.
uier can nave no recourse al law, then
TINS case would come clearly under
the scope Of our law and order socic-
ty," and have been requested to no.
tiiy Mr.. Moses that no transfer will
hold good in this case, and to advise
INN to repair the wrong as far as lies
in his power. If he does not want TO
De treated to Il coat of"tar and fcatLl.
crs,"
Emmett Dantzler is good partner
to have in Ii lottery ticket, as he Allows
Moses to divide tickets after the win.
ming number is announced. Ofcoursc
he go, a blank.
While Clifton has been fortunate in
one sense Of the word, upon the whole
THINK ii very unfortunate for the
ncighborhood and county. 1t is very
demoraIizing, and will engender a
spirit OF gambling among our people.
| fear that the class OF christians who
Sam Jones says get on their knees and
say "Oh Lord, in thee we put our
trust, and slip around and put n dol
lar in Il lottery ticket" will be greatly
increased. Ecinnch;save a Young boy
five dollars tor bringing him the news,
and told him to carry it and give it
to his mother, aud he said | will give
her four OF it, but | want to buy u lot
cry ticket with the other dollar and
see il can't draw the capital prize.
II will be n good thing for this loved
south land of our when this great
Louisiana Lottery is numbered among
the things that were. Clifton had
already achieved some notoricty as the
home OF the inventor OF the best cot
ton planter thai has ever yet been
made, and her name will be spread
far aud wide now MS the DULY place
where prize lottery ticket has ever
been stolen.
spent several days very pleasantly
amongst my Old n~eighbors last week /;
one night with our coming assessor,
Mr.. f. II. Dautzler. | say "coming"
for Frank says he is still in the Leaf.
although they have told some mon
strous lies on him.
| found DR.. J. l.. Patty had built a
nice, large, elegant house, and he is
about the best fixed up and happicst
man | struck. lie said | might notify
his hunting friends that he was ready
for them now, aud his new lIonse was
not too good for their dogs. From
the size OF Docs house | think he has
to be of DR.. McLeod's opinion,
THAT the Lord was like my other
workman-when he got hold of Il good
piece OF material, he generally worked
all up
had the pleasure of dining with
the Hon. Jas. Madison, who has Il
of the incest country houses in the
and Is one of most substantial
citizens. lie made us a most excel
lent Representative ia the last Legis-
laturc and from all can learn, will
be n of the Three" this time.
Sunday | was the guest of our hos
pitablc and efficient Supt. of Educa-
ton, Capt. Z. a. Pace, and heard the
Rev. NJ. Cody, Cumberland Presby!e-
rian minister of Meridian, deliver one
OF the most appropriate Commence
ment Sermons that it has ~ been
my good fortune to hear. Ills text
was seek ye frs. the kingdom of
God aud his righteousness" and he
portrayed IN beautiful language, the
necessity OF obeying this S%cripiural
Injunction. and how vain and truitless
were the lives of all those who DISC
beyed this. 1t was a fit subject 10
preach to young people just entering
upon the threshold Of Young manhood,
and right well did he handle it.
Prof Pace tells me that he has a larg-
or school than ever before. He is a
nne teacher aud deserves the splendid
patronage he receives.
Brooksvihc, though a prohibition
town. is steadily on the increase. Mr..
win Dcthcrow is building nice, COM
modious brick store. and | found my
old friend. Hardin Brooks, snngly
cnsconccd in one of the ~handsomest
cottages III the state. Judge Price
saws he reiuiccd in liardin's prosperi-
" MS much as he would that OF any
man in the state, tor DO onc would en-
ioy it more than Hardin. The only
ihipr that ! did not like about the
new house was. there was no company
room fitted up, but Mrs. Brook told
me that it should be done before Pres
bytery. | hope this letter will not
get in the western portion OF Oktlbbc'
ha.
Land ncar Brooksvillc seems to be
in better demand than in other por-
tions of the county. as Mr.. Scales has
sold his tract for q little more than
seventeen dollars per acre. We are
glnd TO have Capt. Gaines back and
hone that Mr.. Noah Scales will not
leave us, as we would dislike to lose
good a citizen. Noah, come to Ma
cor aud start q bank, and you may
conut on the patronage Of
"BIG BUD"
Home Again.
The girls and boys who attend shoots